2:57 a.m. ET: CNN's Mary Snow reports there will be no decision in the Colorado Senate Race this morning.

2:45 a.m. ET: According to the Reid campaign, GOP candidate Sharron Angle has not called him to concede.2:18 a.m. ET: Carly Fiorina, the GOP nominee for Senate in California seems to still be fighting and not conceding. Speaking now says... for the people that have already called this "maybe that was not a smart thing to do."

1:53 a.m. ET: Live on CNN Sen. Harry Reid on stage: "I'm not finished fighting." Calls this race one of his toughest fights.

1:32 a.m. ET: Nancy Pelosi puts out statement after big losses: “The outcome of the election does not diminish the work we have done for the American people. We must all strive to find common ground to support the middle class, create jobs, reduce the deficit and move our nation forward.”

1:16 a.m. ET: In Florida, where the governor's race remains too close to call, Dem Alex Sink sends e-mail pledging every vote will be counted: "Hundreds of thousands of votes remain to be counted in Broward, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, and Palm Beach counties - all counties in which we are leading."

12:57 a.m. ET: Rhode Island, the full name of which is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, will retain its full name - officially the longest of any state. A ballot initiative to shorten the name to simply "Rhode Island" resoundingly failed.

12:36 a.m. ET: CNN's Ed Henry reports President Obama has called John Boehner, likely the next House Speaker. Picture HERE

12:32 a.m. ET: Big loss for President Obama. CNN projects Republican Mark Kirk beats Dem Alexi Giannoulias for the seat the president once held in Illinois.

12:28 a.m. ET: In Rhode Island, ex-GOP Senator, now independent, Lincoln Chafee wins the governor's race. Democrat Frank Caprio was none too happy President Obama declined to make an endorsement in that race.

12:21 a.m. ET: BIG projection in Pennsylvania: Republican Pat Toomey defeats Democrat Joe Sestak. The seat had been held by Arlen Specter who lost in the primary. CNN's Matt Hoye reports Sestak has conceded the race.

12:19 a.m. ET: In Ohio, Dem Gov. Ted Strickland has conceded to Republican John Kasich, CNN's Peter Hamby reports. This is a big loss for President Obama, who has visited Ohio 12 times as president and campaigned heavily for Strickland.

11:41 p.m. ET: Live on CNN: John Boehner greets supporters. Greeted with cheers of "Speaker, Speaker!"

11:35 p.m. ET: How much credit should the Tea Party take for tonight’s GOP win? Exit polls paint a mixed picture.

11:29 p.m. ET: Looks like Oklahomans will not, repeat not, be subject to Sharia law anytime in the near future. Local media in the state, tonight, is reporting that ballot initiative SQ755, which bars state courts from using Islamic or international law, is on the path to approval. MORE

10:37 p.m. ET: Republican Joseph Cao, only House Republican to vote for a final health care bill, loses his race in LA2.

10:29 p.m. ET: DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, the former governor of Virginia, called the electoral defeat of Reps. Rick Boucher, Glenn Nye and Tom Perriello “very very tough...These are all friends,” he told CNN.

10:21 p.m. ET: CNN now projects Republicans will gain at least 52 seats in the House.

10:16 p.m. ET: CNN's Jessica Yellin reports from Sharron Angle headquarters in Reno, Nevada: "She just gave a speech to volunteers thanking them and is now posing for pics with them. She's getting on a plane and flying down to Vegas shortly. Campaign says they're 'feeling great!'"

10:07 p.m. ET: DeMint Live on CNN says, "There is an awakening going on in our country." Adds if there is a Tea Party Caucus in the Senate, he will join it.

9:36 p.m. ET: Live on CNN: Christine O'Donnell addresses supporters in Delaware: "The Republican Party will never be the same, and that's a good thing."

9:34 p.m. ET: Numbers are still coming in, but the exit polls in the system right now show independents backed the GOP by a good 15 points this year.

9:29 p.m. ET: Live on CNN: Marco Rubio addresses supporters in Florida, says results are a "second chance" for GOP.

9:26 p.m. ET: CNN's Soledad O'Brien notes the RNC is touting the fact there are a record number of African-American Republicans are on the ballot for congressional seats tonight, more than have run since reconstruction.

9:19 p.m. ET: Latest exit polls: The good news for Democrats so far: Things aren’t quite as awful as they could be, according to early exit polls. The bad news: That’s still pretty bad.

9:16 p.m. ET: CNN projects Republicans will take control of the House and win at least 50 seats.MORE

9:12 p.m. ET: CNN's Ed Henry reports Senior Democrats are "spooked" that CNN has already projected that at least two House Democrats have lost in Virginia, freshman Rep. Tom Periello and veteran Rep. Rick Boucher. Periello's defeat is a particularly big blow to Obama because just last Friday he headlined a rally for the freshman lawmaker in Charlottesville that drew just over 9,000 people.

7:58 p.m. ET: CNN's Soledad O'Brien reports a new poll of likely Latino voters in eight key states shows that immigration and the anti-immigration campaign played a major role in mobilizing Latinos to vote. MORE

7:40 p.m. ET: NRSC Chairman John Cornyn tells reporters he does NOT think GOP will gain control of Senate: "I would love to tell you we're going to take the majority but I actually don't believe that."

7:31 pm. ET: CNN projects Rob Portman wins Senate seat in Ohio.

7:30 p.m. ET: Polls are closing in North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia

7:21 p.m. ET: CNN's Suzzanne Malveaux and Matt Hoye report both Senate candidates in Pennsylvania are publicly predicting a win in the final hours of voting in Pennsylvania.

6:30 p.m. ET: CNN's Evan Glass reports DSCC Chairman Robert Menendez says legal action has begun to resolve voting irregularities in Connecticut and Illinois. Democrats are seeking an hour extension in Connecticut because the town of Bridgewater ran out of ballots. In Illinois Menendez said a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) was filed in order to look at provisional ballots. MORE here

6:10 p.m. ET: Exits show split on the role of government - Two out of three Democrats say it isn't doing enough. And four in five Republicans say it's doing too much. MORE here

5:40 p.m. ET: Exit Polls: Who's to blame for the economy? It's Wall Street, former President Bush, and President Obama - in that order. MORE here

5:35 p.m. ET: New comments from Pelosi: "We will be on pace to maintain the majority in the House of Representatives"

5:30 p.m. ET: More from the exit polls: Voters give low marks to both parties.

5:15 p.m. ET: Good evening from the CNN Election Center. The first wave of poll closings starts at the top of the hour and exit polls from the East Coast are rolling in. Sixty-two percent of voters name the economy as their most important issue this year, more than any other issue combined.

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Andy

I am shocked about the money spent on elections. 175 million spent by Republican party! I am sure Dems spent about the same. How about a cap on the spending?This makes me think that wealthy contribuors could afford a tax increase. I could have a filled a large box with all the mail flyers I received and was growing very tired of coming home to multiple voice mails everyday from canidates. I love the voice mail from state senate canidate that talked about creating jobs in Illinois however the phone # on caller ID was from California.

November 2, 2010 10:05 pm at 10:05 pm |

bill

i am wondering how rubio in florida won the race after only 1 hour after the poles closed.
my county hasn't had any results in yet
what is up with that?

November 2, 2010 10:05 pm at 10:05 pm |

Carol

I am disappointed that in reporting on the percentage of people for and against health care reform, what is missing is the fact that at least half of the people don't actually know what is in the Affordable Care Act. Many are basing their opinion on the gross misinformation and scare-tactic ads that have been rampant. That makes the pro and con statistics meaningless. It would be good to point out the discrepancy in awareness since our country was founded on the judgement of an "informed electorate."

November 2, 2010 10:17 pm at 10:17 pm |

Andy

Hey Senate elect Rand Paul from Kentucky. The wealthy do not create jobs, they lay off middle class workers to keep the profit margins. Good business but don't tell me it is up to them to create jobs .

November 2, 2010 10:18 pm at 10:18 pm |

charles

Anderson,

take a poll of those sitting around the table- dem/rep, then informthem that maybe they should think as the american population. The numbers, the taking of sides, dem/rep are well known. how about this table start to address an equitable thought process. Stop the bickering, you people put them in place. Bad choices on every body's part. The voter must educate themselves an that information must be accurate and true. the voting public (exceptions) are basically stupid. THANK YOU GOV AND MEDIA(PAID).
For what it is worth, I am 54 yrs old, was a political science major and have never VOTED. I have not trusted any politician and I have yet to find a fellow voter who was actually educated on the political issues.
All of the people at your table do need to face the truth, the politicians do not care for what the true calling of the job. They will get a pay raise every year, irregardless if they performand I have always had a problem with that. What ever happened to the original democratic process?
ONE ISSUE, was voted on by the people, BLACK NO, WHITE YES.

November 2, 2010 10:19 pm at 10:19 pm |

Kenneth

Its a shame how short-minded people are. Didn't we vote out the Republicans 2 years ago for the same reason the Democrats are being voted out today. This is so wishy washy....one minute you cry for change and vote in the Democrats then when that doesn't work for you.....you cry change again and vote in the Republicans.... Its going to take more than voting in or out who is in power to change things. What we are going through now is for the long haul and no political party on this planet can be our savior. The change has to be with us not them. Politicians will always say what they need to get you to vote for them, and you believe that bs outcry from the Republicans of course they are going to say things aren't working. Its there jobs to make the opposition look bad. But you really believe they will do better.....no they will not mark my words and CNN bring my quote back in 2 years when elections roll around again. Watch.....there will be another cry for change, another shift in power.